Salon Upholstery - Before & After

[Hermanns]

Hey there!

Erika and I have been working on our boat S/V Cerulean for 2 months to update the salon and aft cabin interior with new upholstery and varnish. We wanted to share the before and after photos of the salon with everyone

Before:








After:








Erika honestly did most of the work on the upholstery - looks good right? Total cost with labor $1400 (she's quite a negotiator too IMHO).

Will throw together a post on the salon, aft cabin, galley varnishing before and after too (when I get a moment to dig up photos).

Check out the progress on:http://svcerulean.com

Best,
Jer & Erika
S/V Cerulean

[Hudson Force]

'a beautiful job and a bold move to use white. I guess this means no pets or children. What is the fabric used? Do the covers come off for cleaning or are they permanently sewn?

[DDabs]

Looks incredible, the white goes great with the wood

[Hermanns]

It's Vinyl - wipes clean vey easily (so far) - we typically trow a blanket over for our pup! No kids yet

White was a bold choice, but brightened up the salon to our liking!

[KelleyG]

Looks great! I'm currently in progress doing the same thing! Hope mine turns out just as nice.

Kelley
sailingchance.com

[motion30]

Your new upholstery is very nice Having everything under your own control is priceless. Just had mine done , two weeks turned into 9 weeks and I had to bribe my contractor to get it done before a trip

[motion30]

I was so tired of the same boreing off white I see on so many boats, maybe i went to far the other way
before.... I really hate these throw pillows as a couch back

[motion30]

added a section and new color sumbrela material

[Hermanns]

Love the red what a great splash of color! We actually had a hard time deciding between earth vs sky tones too accent vs colors and combo's...

It's a personal choice and worst case: replace if you don't love the color. Change can be a very positive experience (even if only colors around you!)

Great pics...

Jer & Erika
S/V Cerulean
http://svcerulean.com

[David_Old_Jersey]

Originally Posted by motion30

added a section and new color sumbrela material

I have to laugh! - because my upholstery is red.

and I would prefer to change it to some sort of beige .

[motion30]

Originally Posted by Hermanns

Love the red what a great splash of color! We actually had a hard time deciding between earth vs sky tones too accent vs colors and combo's...

It's a personal choice and worst case: replace if you don't love the color. Change can be a very positive experience (even if only colors around you!)

Great pics...

Jer & Erika
S/V Cerulean
S/V Cerulean – Official Site | a Hermanns Voyage of Discovery

Thanks at least its not boring

[motion30]

I wish I had the talent that Erika has. I could have saved a ton of TIME and money Good job

[Hermanns]

Thanks - the boat is a '82 so there are lots we want to upgrade, just have to be patient.

We bought the Amel Maramu for its bones and great CC layout - just tackling the myriad of projects one by one and trying not to feel overwhelmed in the process :S

What we've learned: another owners idea of 'New' or 'replaced' varies greatly with our own, and can be subjective (LOL). So be patient...

The good news is its a marathon, not a sprint in our minds - tackling the most used portions of the boat, and focusing on what items will improve our boating experience = have personal impact is our simple way of using a matrix to determine what is needed vs wanted.

Just sharing our methodology we mainly sail together as a couple, so we only need to impress ourselves!

Jer & Erika
S/V Cerulean
http://svcerulean.com